A document for developers who need to support Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) in a desktop application, in order to make it accessible with 3rd party assistive technologies, containing practical tips and the details of Mozilla's implementation.
Should be helpful at anyone looking at implementing accessibility API support for a product on multiple platforms. Contains info on accessible roles, states and events.
A list of what needs to be done for accessibility when building new toolkits, widget by widget.
Windows keys:
Mac keys:
Gnome keys: Keyboard documentation for Gnome 2.2: still seeking developer guidelines for keyboard.
Links for those who wish to learn more about web accessibility or open source accessibility.
Both end users and developers are invited for discussion on the live IRC channel at irc.mozilla.org/#accessibility. Since this is a worldwide effort, there is always a good chance to find someone to chat with there, day or night.
We have two discussion lists, which can be read via a newsgroup reader, as a mailing list or via Google groups.
| Purpose | Newsgroup | Mailing list | Google group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer discussion | mozilla.dev.accessibility | subscribe/unsubscribe | Google group |
| End user support | mozilla.support.accessibility | subscribe/unsubscribe | Google group |